Attachment for furniture



J. M. BIGGS ATTACHMENT FOR FURNITURE Filed 0Ct..5], 1921 gnvemhw/ kPatented Apr. 3, 1923. p

unirse STATES PATENT* oFFici-z.,`

JoHN M. Brees, or HELENA, ARKANSAS.

ATTACHMENT FOR `FUIlt'ITITRE.

Application filed October 31, 1921. Serial No. 511,875.

To alt 'whom t may concern.'

Be itknown that I, JOHN M. Brees, a citizen of the United States, residinoV at Helena, in 'the county of Phillips and ftate of Arkansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Attachments for v Furniture, of which the following is a speciiication. n

This invention relates to attachments for furniture, and moreparticularly to devices to be applied to the legs of furniture to prevent insects from crawling thereon.

An object of the invention is to provide a simple attachment in the form of a cupl adapted to be arranged on the lower end of the leg of the furniture to contain anv insecticide and thus prevent the insects from reaching the legs lof the furniture.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an attachment which can be simply and cheaply manufactured.

In the accompanying drawings, I-have shown one embodiment of the invention. In this showing:

central opening. A fastening memberii is adapted to be securedto the bottom of the cup within the opening, and extend upwardly therefrom. The fastening member is provided with a reduced end 5, adapted to be received in the opening. A ther welded or soldered to the cup to prevent leaking. A washer 7 is arrangedon a shoulvjoined claim. Figure 1 is a side elevation of the lower or other suitable material provided with a der -8 formed on the fastening elementi he upper end of the fastening element is reduced and threaded, as at 9, and is adapted to be received in a threaded opening in the leg of the furniture.

In operation, the device is attached to the leg of an article of furniture, and a suitable material, such as oil mixed with creosote, is arranged in the cup 3. Ants, and other insects `attempting to reach the leg of the furniture and crawl upwardly on to the article of furniture, are prevented from doing so, as-the leg is spaced from the floorv and` it is necessary'for them to pass through the mixture of oil and creosote or other material to reach the bottom of the leg.

It is to be understood that the vform offk my invention herewith shown and described is to be taken as a preferred example of the same, and that various changes in the shape,

size, and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope ofl the .sub-

I-Iaving thus described `my invention, I

claim: y y l A guardlfor furniture legs comprisinga cup vhaving a` smooth substantiallykk semispherical outer surface and being. provided in its lowermost portionwith a vertical opening, and ka vertical fastening member having a reduced lower end mounted in said opening and adapted" to be secured therein andk form a closure therefor whereby said cup is adaptedtocontain a liquid, the upper end of said fastening member being threaded for receptionin an opening in the furniture leg, the lower'end of said fastening member being vsmooth and(k forming al continu-Q 1- f ation of the semi-spherical outerr surface of Asaid cup and adapted tofdirectly support the weight ofthe furniture.

In testimony whereof I afIiX my signature in'presence of two witnesses. -JOI-IN M. BIGGVS. Iitnesses: .p n

GEO. A. BROMLEY, 

